Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-10
Boston, Estes & Lauriat. VOL, Alto.

ished are the following: Constitutional
Convention March," by Fred. T. Baker, in
of the one hundredth an
niversary of the adoption of the United
States Constitution, September Is, 16 and
IL, 1887. Published by F. A. Smith & Co.,
% cents. Charles A. Davis
has recently composed a pretty song, en-
titled There's No One Like Mother to
Me-" 1t is home song, with accompani-
ment for piano or organ, and will become
popular. Published by ]. G. Greene & Co.,
Philadelphia. - Tress OF Baby's Golden
Hair" is new song and chorus, of prom
Use for popularity. The words are by Geo.
Cooper, and music by J. p. l.. Kelly. Pub
lished by w. IL. Ewald & Bro, Jersey City,
n. j. 40 cents. j. 7. L. Kelly has also
just published a song and chorus, of which
both words and music are by him, and it is
published by same firm. 1t is entitled
- Little Bright Eyes, Watching for Me-"
and is one of those touching home pieces
of this composer. On the
last page of the sheet is the Ideal Waltz,
by Alfred Freeman. Price 40 cents. Also
by the same author, "Only an Outcast,
Forsaken by All" is another song and
chorus, and issued by same publishers.
The last page of this piece also has short
piece complete" Jennie Quickhale" As
indicated by the title, the words are such as
may be very effectively rendered, and the
music is well adapted to the sentiment of
the words. Price 40 cents.
The Christmas wide Awake is a de-
lightful piece of Juvenile magazine work,
and will delight the young people wherever
it reaches the home. 1t deals bountifullv
with Santa Claus past and prospectively,
prepares hearts and homes for glad vel
come and merry enjoyment of the APP
preaching festivities of the nativity season.
This number of Wide Awake " is made
up of thirty-fve poems, stories, sketches,
papers Of all sorts, long and short, and
pictures tifty-seyen. Both writers and art
ists.are such as stand for timely help along
the highway of life with good cheer in the
bargain. If such an amount of such work
of pen and pencil was made into Christ
mas books, they would cost as many dol
lars as they do cents in Wide Awake"
I'd. Lothrop Company, Boston, Mass.
From The Bancroft Company. San
Francisco, we have received the Harper's
Franklin Square Library SERIES The story
of fortune entitled " Her Two Millions"
by VIM. Westall, illustrated Us cents)
also One That Wins" a story of holiday
in Italy, written by the author of Whom
Nature Lovedeth" 30 cents); also Mere
Suzanne, and other Stories" by Katharine
S. Maoquoid. 90 cents) also I" The Frozen
Pirate, novel by w. Clark Russell, illus
trated, (25 cents); also Jacobs Wife"
novel from the pen of Adeline Sergmont.
(20cents); also "AnUgly Duckling," novel
by Henry Enroll, 90 cents; also Paddy at
Home" Chez Paddy''), by the Baron E. de
Mandot-Grancey, translated by a. P. Nor
ton, 90 cents) also "a Fair Crusader" a
story by VIM. Westall, GO cents.
The last number of 1.-THE Cosmopolitan"
devotes much space to Julian Hawthornes
article ON The Noble Art of Self Defense"
illustrated by NJ. J. Burns, attracts much
attention, because of its advocacy of pugil-
ism and the authors personal reminfscen-
ces of Heenan and Sayres The Califor-
mia Ranch" by Ella Sterling Cummins, is
an illustrated article, giving in an attract
i've way mass of information in regard to
the great farms on the Pacific coast. Joel
Benton explains The Origin of Love and
Beauty" while William H. Rideing de-
scribes The Boyhood of James Russell
Lowell, and Joseph I. Alling gives lively
and picturesque description of THE Chief
City of Moorish Despot."
North's Philadelphia Musical Journal y
is one of the largest and best music publi-
cations issued, both as to information con-
cering the music world, and the musical
selections given in each number. The last
number at hand has several find pieces of
music. Among which are: Bud of
Promise March, by A. Webster; "Danc-
ing Fairies Schottische," by J. H. Boul-
anger; "Sons lie Balloon a serenade, by
Par Paul Beaumont (six pages) Fair
Mollie, Sweet Mollie," vocal waltz, bv
Louis Meyer, etc. The journal is issued
monthly at 81 so per annum, or 10 cents
per copy.-[F. A. North IL Co., Philadel-
phia, Pa, publishers.
From Samuel Carson & Co.. San Fran
cisco, we have Lee 81 Shepard's beautiful
publication, THE Bridal of Triermain." bv
Sir Walter Scott. 1t is a large, extensive
quarto, printed on the heaviest calendared.
satin-finished paper, nearly as heavy as
bristolboard. 1t is in old gold muslin, with
embossed and illustrated beve1ed covers
and gilt-edged. There are fourteen full
page illustrations, by Percy Maequoid.
The plates are full-page, and of the photo
gravure style, soft and expressive as oil
paintings. The volume would make as
rich and handsome present of a poetical
volume of this order as one could well
select.
From S. w. Straub e Co., music publish
ers, Chicago, we have the Song Friend" for
November. The music of this number
consists of a song for base or contralto-
" Out On the Deep" words by Samuel K.
Carson, and music by i. \. Lohr. Come
Holy Spirit" a beautiful arrangement.
Clara Waltz, by w. E. Brandkamp, and
specimen songs of Christmas carol en-
tertainment for songs, Rotations, etc
Also, from the same publishers, Wood
lawn Waltz, by Arthur NJ Straub-for
piano and organ. and song when We
Met" by S. w. Straub, and very pretty
piece. Prices, 30 cents each.
Historic Girls" is a handsomely illumi-
mated volume, by E. S. Brooks, author of
" Chivalric Days" Historic Boys" etc.
1t is from the press of G. F. Putnam's Sons,
New York and London, snd is for sale by
The Bancroft Company, San Francisco.
1t is collection of stories of girls
who have influenced the history of their
lives. We have yet to meet with anything
from the pen of Mr.. Brooks that is medi-
OGRE. He is a palns-takirg writer. and
possesses, what only the few have, the art
of writing for youth.
From c. S. Houghton, Sacramento, we
have two additional numbers OF CasselPs
National Library, issued weekly at ten
cents per number. 1t is a work we have
frequently tsken occasion to warmly COM
mend as furnishing for a song ff1y-two
volumes each year, of the choicest standard
HttIdtuTe- Inc TWO NUMBERS now at hanQ
are The History of the Caliph Vethek." by
William Beckiord, who wrote liz the last
Century, and ehakespeare's drama - King
John"
Estes & LauriGt, Boston, have isaued an
especially attractive and handsome volume
of $50 large pages. entitled The Boys of
1872" 1t is by Prof James Russell Solely,
and is an admirably written and richly il
Illustrated work concerning period in our
history that is seldom written of, and about
which much popular ignorance prevails.
This book has in it sketches of some Of the
most famous heroes of the navy, as Preole.
Decautar, Porter and others.
In the last Church Review" Rev. ".
ID. Wilson has an able article upon "SGme
Limit to the Possibility OF Revelation" and
Rev. t. S. Tying writes upon mission work
in Japan and its accruing fruits. These are
papers which will be carefully and pleas
urably pessued by the thoughtful mind
Other articles are upon 4'Eke Church in the
West, TIE Law of the Church in the
United States" etc. Baum & Geddes. New
York, publishers.
Lee & Sheppard, Boston. have issued g
new edition Ct volume of she Robinson
Crusoe order entitled, Perseverance Island
or the Robinson Crusoe of tie Nineteenth
Century 1t is by Douglass Frazer, and is
illustrated freely and well. We remember
this story as first appearing souae years ago.
and recall the ,0leasIlra with rrb;ob =